Sentences with phrase «high altitude areas of»

They later were used in high altitude areas of Europe to pull carts of goods over rocky terrain.

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South Korea will stick to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) on its territory even if China takes stronger retaliatory action against the perceived security threat, an analyst said Tuesday.

Lotte Group is suffering snowballing losses after becoming the target of Chinese ire over the stationing of a Terminal High - Altitude Area Defense battery from the U.S. in Korea.

The concerted attack on Lotte came after the conglomerate agreed to relinquish a golf course in southern Korea for the deployment of a Terminal High - Altitude Area Defense battery from the U.S.

Lotte Mart wants to inject more than W400 billion in emergency funding into its supermarket chain in China, which has been hit hard by an unofficial boycott over the stationing of a Terminal High - Altitude Area Defense battery in Korea (US$ 1 = W1, 128).

Which then lead me down an awful, awful hours - long rabbit hole of reading the pros and cons of getting vaccinated for yellow fever, even though the first thing I read was that the vaccine isn't required if you're sticking to high altitude areas.

In some regions of Latin America, coffee is grown at high altitudes where clouds provide shade and additional tree cover would be counter-productive, or is grown in areas (like the Brazilian cerrado) that wasn't forested to begin with.

The sharp decline in Chinese tourists has been widely expected as Beijing has banned its travel agencies from selling package tours to Korea since mid-March in apparent retaliation over Seoul's deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

How big is the impact of high and low pressure areas on the altitude of landmasses?

High - altitude areas — particularly the US intermountain states — have increased rates of suicide and depression, suggests a review of research evidence in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

With the Yosemite tourists having died from this normally high - altitude illness, we spoke with an infectious disease expert to see if hantavirus could spread to other areas of the country

The higher resolution was particularly helpful in mountainous areas since the models take an average of the altitude in the grid (25 square km for high resolution, 200 square km for low resolution).

«These are species living at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Ethiopia, many are endemic to the area,» says Maria Johansson, researcher at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Science sat Stockholm University.

Furthermore, Läderach's research on the effects of climate change in Ghana and Ivory Coast predicts that the ideal cacao - growing areas will shift to higher altitudes to compensate for rising temperatures.

In a study published in the journal PLoS One she has, together with Jonas Lembrechts, scientist at University of Antwerp, Belgium, investigated how plants normally growing in lowland terrain can spread at higher altitudes in subarctic mountain areas in Norway.

A low - altitude flow of warm, moist air from an ocean area combined with a flow of cold, dry polar air high up creates maximum instability, which means that parcels of air heated near the surface rise rapidly, creating powerful updrafts.

«We excluded areas of high altitude and those with a high density of concrete buildings as these can not support malaria,» explains Bob Snow, an epidemiologist with the institute.

The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, HI.

I should also have mentioned that Raymond Bradley, director of the Climate System Research Center at University of Massachusetts and others found that high altitude areas in tropical areas are increasing more rapidly than low altitude areas, link follows.

These unique herbs grow at high altitudes in the arctic areas of Asia and Eastern Europe.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

Global - scale distribution of cold and high altitude environments (polar, glacial areas, periglacial areas, high mountains in non-polar places) and hot arid environments (hot deserts and semi-arid areas)

«Most customers prefer the 2.5 - liter engine, but some customers choose the [256 - hp] 3.6 - liter if they live in hilly areas or higher altitudes,» said Yoichi Hori, manager of the total vehicle performance integration department for Subaru's engineering division.

Jeep Patriots in your area are available in the following trim types including (but not limited to) the following: Latitude, Sport and High Altitude Edition The nearest dealership is Clay Cooley Volkswagen Of Park Cities, approximately 1.17 miles away with 108 used Jeep Patriot's in stock.

Jeep Cherokees in your area are available in the following trim types including (but not limited to) the following: High Altitude, Limited and Trailhawk The nearest dealership is FIAT of Minneapolis, approximately 1.997 miles away with 61 used Jeep Cherokee's in stock.

Because of their thick undercoat and tough skin, these dogs flourished in high altitude areas, and their roots in herding have developed into a very loyal breed of dog.

Ultraviolet radiation and high altitude increase the severity of the disease; therefore, dogs living at high altitudes and very sunny areas are often more severely affected with the disease that is more difficult to control.

We love the Evergreen Mountain loop for a good climb, but other loops (like the Hidden Fawn Trail) and lots of big, shady trees make this higher - altitude area good for beginners, people looking to beat the heat, and even trail runners.

Keep in mind that hiking is strenuous in the summit area because of the high elevation, so it's important to be on guard for symptoms of altitude sickness.

The climactic combination of high altitude, cool temperatures are a perfect match for the area's free - draining pumice and gravel - based soil.

Cloud forest is defined as forest at such a high altitude that it's penetrated by cloud cover, which makes the lush forested sides of the Andes a great place for a range of wildlife rich areas.

Further out, the ruins of Caracol are situated at higher altitudes in the Mountain Pine Ridge area of the Chiquibul National Park, a city measuring more than 55 square miles.

From taking to the high altitudes on the ski lift, to testing out the areas booming restaurant scene, your senses will be treated to a new experience each day of your visit.

Our luxury hotel's higher altitude relative to other hotels in the area allows for not only incomparable views of the Arenal volcano, the lush valley, and the surrounding towns that sparkle at night, but also access to the area's famous prevailing breezes.

CONSERVATION VALUE This urban creation of the Inca Empire, which appears to have been naturally cut in the continuous rock escarpment, is an area of outstanding natural beauty which encompasses patches of high altitude habitats and associated wildlife.

Nick Gotts >... disappearance of high - altitude glaciers and snows on which around 1/6 of the world's population depend for water supply; drought - affected areas increasing; flood events increasing; disruption of fisheries; increase in malarial areas.

I should also have mentioned that Raymond Bradley, director of the Climate System Research Center at University of Massachusetts and others found that high altitude areas in tropical areas are increasing more rapidly than low altitude areas, link follows.

Mr. deBuys compares the landscape today with the conditions of 1903, when a government naturalist named Vernon O. Bailey surveyed the area and its high - altitude forests, or the drought years of the 1950s, when Tony Hillerman, the writer whose novels brought the arid landscape to life, recorded the effects of what was regarded then as a pretty severe dry spell.

The higher resolution was particularly helpful in mountainous areas since the models take an average of the altitude in the grid (25 square km for high resolution, 200 square km for low resolution).

That fluctuation is amplified by land surface temperatures in the same latitude band of about the same area, because the land surface temperatures are at a higher average altitude with a lower average specific heat capacity and the (Tmax + Tmin) / 2 method of determining «average» amplifies the variance.

The risk they face from wind energy facilities is likely greater during conditions of high winds, heavy rain, fog, or low cloud cover, which can affect flight altitude and bring them within the rotor - swept area of the turbines.

Woodland and krummholz cover 30 % of the study area, whereas lichen - tundra communities occupy the remaining well - drained sites up to the highest altitude, approximately 215 m a.s.l. Several sandy lichen - tundra sites along the river bank are also occupied by sand dunes, largely controlled by fire (Saint - Laurent & Filion 1992).

But if you look at some South American or east African countries, you have plateaus and a lot of areas at higher altitudes, so they will lose much less.»

There was no significant change in the area of eight other glacier lakes which were situated at a higher altitude and not created by melting.

Given the lack of high concentrations of people, and the high altitude of the desert areas makes one wonder...

Three, the temperatures are NOT higher in areas with very high levels of GHGs (e.g., Atlanta, GA) than in areas with very low levels of GHGs that are at the same latitude and altitude.

Molden said that based on recent research, limiting average global temperatures at a 2 degree Celsius rise from pre-industrial levels — as envisaged by the historic Paris accord of 2015 — in the world means 3 to 4 degrees of warming in the mountains, while limiting average global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius would mean a 3 degree Celsius rise in high - altitude areas.

The subtle whines and chirps of the tiny critters that inhabit the area were easily heard, and at higher elevations, gusts of wind added to the sense of altitude.

In January for instance, Google parent Alphabet disclosed that its X division had last year quietly killed off an initiative dubbed Project Titan involving the use of high - altitude drones to deliver Internet connectivity services in underserved areas of the world.